By Pat Culverhouse |
Freshman running back Malik Thorn rushed for 234 yards and five touchdowns to lead Lakeside’s Warriors past the outmanned Red River Bulldogs 48-18 Friday.
Thorn’s total pushed him well past the 1,000 yard rushing mark for the season with one game remaining. He entered Friday’s contest with just over 950 yards on the ground.
Lakeside rolled up 403 yards in total offense with 388 of that coming on the ground.
Thorn got the Warriors on the board with 7:26 remaining in the first quarter when he bulled in from four yards out. After Red River’s Lathyn Lewis pulled the Bulldogs to 7-6 with an eight-yard run, Thorn responded with a five-yard score on the first play of the second quarter and a Lakeside 14-6 lead.
Thorn’s third score came on a 14 yard run, ending an eight-play, 58 yard Warriors’ scoring drive. His other scores on the night came on a 44-yard dash in the third quarter and a three-yard push in the fourth.
Brandon Jackson hauled in a 15-yard scoring pass from Levi Bogdan just 19 seconds before halftime and James Roberson broke loose for a 34-yard TD run in the third quarter for Lakeside scores.
In addition to Thorn’s total, Eric Jones had 63 rushing yards on 8 carries, Roberson gained 51 on four tries and Jaden Clark carried 12 times for 42 yards. Bogdan attempted only one pass on the night worth 15 yards and a score.
Lewis led Red River rushers with 61 yards on eight carries. Quarterback Ashton Johnson completed 11 of 16 pass attempts for 170 yards and one touchdown.
Friday’s win put the Warriors at 6-3 for the season and 2-1 in District 4-2A action. Next action for Lakeside comes Friday with a trip to Many for a conference contest and the final game of the regular season.
Red River falls to 1-8 on the year and 0-4 in district play.
